Chapter 11: The Fight

Alex watched from the bushes as Lucas hit Jack in the back of the head with a pole. She gasped as he fell to the ground. Kate was unaware and she quickly turned to see Lucas.

Alex felt helpless. She had pleaded Lucas to let her stay in the bushes so she didn't have to do any fighting.

Greg and Jim had gone after the other group. They knew that they others had Locke, and they knew he was lying. She knew Locke wouldn't make a good liar. She also knew it was also very bad luck that Jack, Sawyer, and Kate happened to be there at the sight of where all the bodies were.

Alex still didn't understand that part of the plan. Why kill all their people? Henry had his reasons, and she knew better then to go and ask questions.

They were now left with six people, plus the children. Alex wanted to just let them all go but she knew that would certainly be out of the question. Alex had never agreed with Henry's way of running things here, but she knew if she didn't listen to him, nothing but bad could happen to her.

Alex's attention was brought back to Lucas and Kate who were now talking. Lucas then went over to where Jack was laying and began to kick him. Alex threw her hands up to her mouth to stop herself from screaming at him. Fortunately Kate was doing the screaming. Lucas ignored her screaching voice and continued to land kicks into Jack's gut.

Kate finally moved forward as to hit him then Lucas immediately turned pointing his gun in her face.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." He said.

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Charlie and Sawyer were now resting beside a large water hole. Sawyer had no idea why he agreed to let Charlie go with him. He sat there shaking with the gun in his hand and he kept talking to himself, his eyes darting from one side to the other.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" hissed Sawyer. Charlie's eyes darted to Sawyer's face.

"Nothing." Said Charlie as he fumbled with the gun in his hand. Sawyer eyed the gun and then his darting eyes.

"It's not like you have never used a gun before." Said Sawyer quietly. Charlie looked at him.

"That was a totally different situation." Said Charlie calmly. Sawyer shook his head.

"No." said Sawyer. "It wasn't. Killing a person is killing a person." He said and he undid the safety pointing the gun at the trees. Smiling he pu this finger to his lips and then pointed to the trees.

Charlie looked through them and in to the bush. He could faintly see the outlines of two people walking through the bush.

"What if it's Jack and Kate?" he asked. Sawyer looked over at Charlie.

"Well dumbo, the last time I checked, Kate wasn't a man." Said Sawyer. Then he pulled the trigger.

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Kate backed away from the gun that was pointing to her face.

"Don't." She said shakily. The man smiled and began to follow her, leaving Jack on his own.

"What are you going to do about it?" said the man. "You have no gun." He mentioned towards his own gun in his hands.

"You going to kill me?" asked Kate. The man shrugged his shoulders.

"Thought I might have a bit of time to play a bit before that happens." The man said. Kate narrowed her eyes and took another step backwards. She hit a tree and gulped as the man stood right in front of her.

"No where to hide now." Said the man. Then instantly a shot rang out through the air. Kate instantly closed her eyes and put her hands over her face. She opened her eyes to see the man had crouched on the ground himself and was covering her head.

Kate took this moment to kick the man hard in the side. He fell to his side from the impact. Kate stepped over him but was tripped by the man. He grabbed her ankle as he got up from his postion.

Kate continued to fling her legs at him desperately as he held on to both of his ankles. The man smiled at her frightened face and tightened his grip on her ankles.

"LET GO OF ME!" she yelled. She leaned forward and tried hitting his hands. The man loosen his grip but kept hold. He let go of one ankle for moment to hit her hands.

"Stop it. You'll just make things worse." The man said. He reached for his pocket and Kate leaned forward smaking the gun out of his hands. It landed two meters from where they were sitting. The man gave a nasty look at Kate.

"Tricky one aren't you?" he asked as he leaned over to reach for the gun. Kate kicked him with her free leg and hit him in the face. The man screamed in pain but did not loosen up.

"That's it!" He yelled. He let go of her ankles entirely and climbed over her body, pinning her to the forest floor.

"STOP IT!" Kate cried. "PLEASE!" Tears were streaming down her face as the man started touching her in places she did not feel comfortable with. She tried everything to throw him off but nothing would work. His head was hanging only inches from her own so she stuck her head up hitting him hard in the nose.

He leaned back clutching his nose and Kate slid out from beneath him. She got up but was quickly grabbed by the man, who now had blood squirting from his nose. Kate looked over at Jack, she could see his eyes were now half open, but there was nothing he could do. He was very injured.

"You are the most idiotic, stupidest girl I have ever-" the man rambled on as he grabbed a hold of Kate's throat. Kate grasped at his hands but was not able to make him let go. Her air supply was running low and she wasn't able to breathe normally. The man took a few steps then bent down to retrieve his gun. He pointed it at Kate's head.

She was fully crying now wincing at the gun that was now pointed at her temple.

"Which way do you want it?" he asked tightening his grip on her throat. Kate shook her head.

"Huh?" he asked again. He smiled. "The hard way. Good choice." He dropped the gun behind him and tightened his fingers around her throat.

This was goodbye. Kate knew she would never get out of this one. She tried to look in the direction of Jack, but she wasn't able to see past the large figure of the man. She gulped thinking of her feelings for him and how he would never know how she felt. Darkness was overcoming her and she felt a feeling of warmth spread through her body. Then she heard a shot. She collapsed on the ground and everything faded to darkness.